Six Steps to Keep Away From Foreclosure

January 15, 2010
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Are you having trouble with your mortgage?

Many people are in peril of losing the greatest investment to a foreclosure within the next eighteen months.

Unfortunately, not many people are aware that there ways to keep away from foreclosure.

Find out the six steps to avoid foreclosure happen to your home.

1. Contact the lender right away. The biggest mistake a borrower makes when they start to fail on payments is not contacting their mortgage lender. As soon as you realize you have a problem, call them immediately. The sooner you approach them, the better.

2. Talk to the “loss mitigation” department. Check if your monthly statement has the contact numbers to the mitigation department…

Huge NYC Housing Complex Overlooked Payment

January 14, 2010
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The organization that compensated a record $5.4 billion for two f New York City’s biggest apartment complexes is having money troubles.

It was not able to make a full $16 million loan payment that was due Friday, according to Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Realty – group leaders.

The companies said that the missed payment would not affect the 25,000 lessees of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan.

Analysts have been expecting the group to default on the loan for several months.

The group bought the complexes in 2006 in the nation’s largest real estate deal. Since then, the city’s housing market has cooled significantly.

The partnership says it is trying to restructure debt.

Ritz, the Historic Florida Inn is for Sale in a Foreclosure Auction

January 8, 2010
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The 85-year-old Ocala, Florida landmark on the National Registry of Historic Places, Ritz Historic Inn, will go up for auction on January 21 through the auction firm Tranzon Diggers.

A local lender holds the mortgage but chose not to take possession of the property. The auction will take place at the Ritz and a potential buyer must provide ten percent down with the total due a month.

The new owner will get a 36-room hotel that was built in 1925 as Ocala’s first true apartment complex. Each of the 16 original apartments of Ritz had five rooms and a private garage. The whole property was renovated in the 1980s and to date…

Modified Mortgages Helped Few Borrowers

December 23, 2009
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The amazing number of homeowners who get their monthly payments reduced fall behind again within a year is one of the biggest challenges to ending the foreclosure crisis.

Lenders have a number of ways to help when borrowers get into financial trouble. Lenders can offer grace periods, longer repayment schedules, lower interest rates or reduced balances.

However, according to a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision, nearly 40 percent of homeowners who had their monthly payments cut by 20 percent or more last year were delinquent again within a year.

With the economy still weak and employers continuing to cut jobs, “even if…

A Hidden Opportunity to Profit from Tax Foreclosure Properties

December 22, 2009
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Tax foreclosure properties are said to be an overwhelming investment. Here is something you can look into to bag a huge amount of money from the overages they create at the tax sale.

The hidden opportunity to profit is from the massive finder’s fees people are making connecting former owners of tax foreclosure properties with the extra money that was bid for their properties at the tax sale. This is called the overage, or surplus funds, or excess proceeds, overbids, overplus - it differs state by state but they all boil down to the same thing.

The government holds these funds for the owner in most cases, but owners are rarely able…

Fairfield Real Estate Firm Filed for Bankruptcy

December 15, 2009
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Fairfield Residential LLC – a privately-held real estate company – filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, stating that the fall down of the U.S. real estate and capital markets has made it complex to continue without restructuring.

In line with the filing of a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Delaware, the company agreed with its important lenders on the framework of a plan of reorganization that will allow it to maintain its property management, asset management, construction services and general partner utilities.

In a statement, Fairfield said that the plan maintains the company’s existing infrastructure in a new operating company; however, some assets that are not assigned to the new operating…

California October Home Sales Increased Due To Foreclosures

November 22, 2009
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Approximately 41,280 new and resale houses as well as condos were sold statewide in October of this year. It has increased with 2.6 percent from September 2009’s 40,216. In comparison to October 2008 record it has decreased with 2.4 percent of 42,293 sales.

According to San Diego-based MDA DataQuick - a division of MDA Lending Solutions, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates - the increase in sales of houses was because of the dip in foreclosures and an increase in sales for the high-end market.

The median price for a shelter last month was reportedly amounted to $257,000 that is up by 2.4 percent from the $251,000 median price in…

Foreclosure Filings In U.S. Plunges For Three Straight Months

November 14, 2009
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We have been hearing some news about the slow recovery of the real estate sector from recession and these were supported by several data. Another proof would be the latest information that shows deflation in foreclosure filings.

The foreclosure filings in U.S. have decreased for three straight months and that’s despite of the continuous emerging of several forces that cause foreclosures. These causes include high-risk mortgages, increasing unemployment rate, and negative equity. According to reports, the foreclosure filings for October 2009 are still 19 percent higher compared to October last year, but is 3.3 percent lower compared to last month. Reports said that Nevada had the highest rate of foreclosure filings…

Points To Consider Before Investing In Bank Foreclosure Properties

November 11, 2009
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Bank foreclosure properties are caused by homeowners who couldn’t pay the loan. As a result, banks are forced to repossess these properties and offer it on the market for a lower value to avoid inflation of expenses for their maintenance. So if you’re planning to invest in a property, it will always be a good idea to purchase foreclosure homes.

At times, foreclosure properties are sold to a much lower price compared to its actual value which makes it a really good investment. But before you make any decision to buy foreclosure homes, you should also consider some points like whether it’s sensible to purchase a property that was foreclosed because…